Love, diamonds, and a camel: Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina’s engagement is the gift that keeps giving

We’re deconstructing this star engagement — from the $5M ring to camel gift to the gossip

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Manjusha Radhakrishnan, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Sport Editor
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Love, diamonds, and a camel:  Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina’s engagement is the gift that keeps giving
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If you thought Cristiano Ronaldo saves the drama for the pitch, think again. His engagement to Georgina Rodríguez has delivered everything we didn’t know we needed: a diamond so big it could light up a stadium, a camel as a wedding gift, and enough gossip to keep Instagram buzzing for weeks. Honestly, Netflix couldn’t script this better.

The ring that broke the internet

This wasn’t just a ring. It was a small planet disguised as jewelry. Estimated at up to $5 million, Georgina’s sparkler had fans joking it deserved its own security detail. And then came the twist — Georgina swapped it out for a different ring. Was it a casual flex? A secret second engagement? Or just proof that sometimes, even a $5M diamond is too heavy for brunch? Either way, the internet spiraled.

Enter the camel

Because of course, a love story this extra couldn’t stop at diamonds. A Saudi journalist gifted Georgina a camel to celebrate the engagement. While most of us are lucky to get a toaster, Georgina got a desert icon. Twitter, naturally, had a meltdown. One fan wrote: “Ronaldo’s fiancée gets a camel, my boyfriend can’t even get me fries.” We felt that.

Two rings, double the drama

Not one but two diamond rings have now appeared on Georgina’s hand. At this point, her jewelry box has more plot twists than a telenovela. If the first diamond was the headline, the second was the sequel nobody saw coming.

The fairytale upgrade

Behind the spectacle is the story that made the world root for her: from a Gucci shop girl to Netflix star, red carpet regular, and now fiancée to CR7. Say what you want about the rings, the camel, or the drama — Georgina is living her own fairytale, one diamond (and camel) at a time.

Manjusha Radhakrishnan
Manjusha RadhakrishnanEntertainment, Lifestyle and Sport Editor
Manjusha Radhakrishnan has been slaying entertainment news and celebrity interviews in Dubai for 18 years—and she’s just getting started. As Entertainment Editor, she covers Bollywood movie reviews, Hollywood scoops, Pakistani dramas, and world cinema. Red carpets? She’s walked them all—Europe, North America, Macau—covering IIFA (Bollywood Oscars) and Zee Cine Awards like a pro. She’s been on CNN with Becky Anderson dropping Bollywood truth bombs like Salman Khan Black Buck hunting conviction and hosted panels with directors like Bollywood’s Kabir Khan and Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh. She has also covered film festivals around the globe. Oh, and did we mention she landed the cover of Xpedition Magazine as one of the UAE’s 50 most influential icons? She was also the resident Bollywood guru on Dubai TV’s Insider Arabia and Saudi TV, where she dishes out the latest scoop and celebrity news. Her interview roster reads like a dream guest list—Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shah Rukh Khan, Robbie Williams, Sean Penn, Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Joaquin Phoenix, and Morgan Freeman. From breaking celeb news to making stars spill secrets, Manjusha doesn’t just cover entertainment—she owns it while looking like a star herself.
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